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Got your ballot yet?

Active eligible voter ballots for the Nov. 7, 2017 Coordinated Election were mailed Oct. 16. If you have not received your ballot by Oct. 27, contact our office at 970-522-1544.

What will be on the Nov. 7 Coordinated Mail Ballot?

• City of Sterling Mayor, Ward 1, Ward 2, Ward 3 Candidates

• City of Sterling Referred Ballot Issue 2B

• RE-1 Valley School District Candidates for School Board District 1,2,4,5, & 7

• RE-1 Valley School District Referred Ballot Issue 3M

• RE-2J Haxtun School District Candidates for Board of Education Directors

• RE-2J Haxtun School District Referred Ballot Issue 3A

Pam Bacon County Clerk and Recorder

IMPORTANT: If you do not live in one of the three participating entity boundaries, you will not receive a ballot for the Nov. 7, 2017 Coordinated Election.

The Nov. 7 Coordinated Election will be conducted as an all mail ballot election. This means there will be no voting at precincts on Election Day. The ballot you receive in the mail is your official election ballot.

Please contact our office and we can assist you with any questions or concerns you may have about your registration or your ballot.

RETURNING YOUR VOTED BALLOT: Ballots may be voted and returned to the Clerk and Recorder's Office any time after receiving the ballot in the mail. It is not necessary to wait until Election Day to vote.

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NEW SELFIE STATION: Bring your voted ballot to the Courthouse to drop it off and take a selfie with your envelope at our new selfie station located in the rotunda of the Courthouse just outside our office.

The Logan County Clerk and Recorder's Office Election Department will be open on Saturday, Nov. 4, from 8 a.m. to noon for ballot drop off, replacement ballots or to register to vote.

Tips for mail ballots:

1. Receive the ballot, secrecy sleeve and return envelope.

2. Use a blue or black pen to vote your ballot. Make sure the ink will not bleed through the paper.

3. Make selection of candidates and questions you wish to vote on by completely filling in the oval provided to the left of your choice.

4. If you do not want to vote the entire ballot, simply mark your selections and leave the rest blank.

5. Place the ballot inside of the secrecy sleeve in your return envelope addressed to Logan County Clerk and Recorder, 315 Main Street, Suite 3, Sterling.

6. Before sealing the envelope, please sign the signature affidavit located on the back of the envelope. This is required in order for your ballot to be processed.

7. You may then drop your ballot off at the Clerk & Recorder's Office at 315 Main Street, Sterling, or place one first class stamp on your ballot return envelope with the secrecy sleeve and mail it back.

8. Remember to allow enough time for mail delivery of your voted ballot. All ballots must be returned to the Clerk and Recorder's office by Election Day, Nov. 7, by 7 p.m. in order to be counted, whether by hand delivery or mail delivery.

We highly recommend that you:

•Drop your ballot off at the Logan County Clerk & Recorder's Office at 315 Main St., Sterling, CO 80751, located on the first floor, northwest corner of the Courthouse, or

• Drop your ballot in the 24/7 drop box located in the Courthouse parking lot (Ash Street entrance) east side of the parking area (no postage necessary).

• You may also mail your ballot using the envelope provided but one first class stamp on your ballot return envelope with the secrecy sleeve and mail it back.

Important dates for 2017 coordinated election:

• Monday, Oct. 30: Last day to submit an application to register to vote through the mail, a voter registration agency, a local driver's license examination facility, or online to receive a ballot in the mail for the Coordinated Election (through the 8th day prior to the election).

• Tuesday, Oct. 31: Last day to file an absentee ballot application to receive the absentee ballot by mail if you are absent from your home address.

• Monday, Oct. 30-Tuesday, Nov. 7: Voters can register to vote, obtain a replacement ballot or drop off their mail in ballots in person at the Logan County Clerk & Recorder's Office, 315 Main St., Suite 3, Sterling, CO 80751

• Logan County Clerk and Recorder's Office Election Department will be open on Saturday, Nov. 4, from 8 a.m. to noon for ballot drop off, replacement ballots.

BallotTrax is a free service for Logan County voters that allows you to track the status of your ballot online, as well as receive messages by text, phone or email when your ballot has been sent to you and received by our Elections Division. Logan County voters may sign up at votelogancounty.ballottrax.net.

The Election and Recording Department can be reached at 522-1544 for voter and election questions or recording information. The Motor Vehicle Department can be reached at 522-1158 for license plates/renewals or titling a vehicle. You can also reach our office by email at baconp@logancountyco.gov. Like us on Facebook at Logan County Elections/MotorVehicle/Recording or Twitter @LoganClerkCO.

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